Well friends, it's been a little while, hasn't it?
John was away in the Aix en Provence last week, and I often find that with the change in routine, my blogging wanes. I am incredibly thankful for kind friends who invite me to stay with them when John's away so I don't get too lonely - thank you so much Hannah & Andy.
On Thursday I had the pleasure of visiting an Early Years setting in a little village called Blagdon. It was a beautifully sunny Winter's day, and I was glad I took a camera with me to capture a little bit of the beauty. There has been a lot on my mind this week, and it was very refreshing to have my mind taken up with the very simple thoughts as I drove through Blagdon, that went a little like this:
'wow, look at that blue! and green, and blue and green everywhere! This is wonderful. I love colour. Wow, look at how flat those hedgerows are, such brilliant lines. Look at the angles & shadows on the road! The moon! I love it when you can see the moon and it's fully daylight!'
Very simple joy from very simple things Very child like? Maybe, but thankfully I don't think God will mind me being so excited about beauty of His creation.
The roads were so quiet - I don't think I saw any other cars for at least 40 minutes. Just me and the tiny narrow roads. Actually, come to think of it, I did see another car. I encountered it on a country lane that was totally impossible to have 2 cars drive along simultaneously. I had to do some extreme reversing to back up about 300m to the nearest passing place so the other driver could come through.
We spent Saturday with our friends Tim & Becky, celebrating Tim's birthday. The day consisted of much food, laughter, games & warmth (provided by a wood burning stove).
Hours of Monopoly Deal were played - Becky introduced us to this over Christmas. It's a brilliant game if you enjoy Monopoly but need it to be a bit speedier.
While everyone else played game after game of Monopoly Deal, I read page after page of Catching Fire from The Hunger Games trilogy.
Is it me or does my face look a funny colour in that photo?! Tim & Becky brought a box of our Christmas presents with them that we had left in London by accident - I can now get baking from The Great British Bake Off book - I just need to decide what to bake first!
John was away in the Aix en Provence last week, and I often find that with the change in routine, my blogging wanes. I am incredibly thankful for kind friends who invite me to stay with them when John's away so I don't get too lonely - thank you so much Hannah & Andy.
On Thursday I had the pleasure of visiting an Early Years setting in a little village called Blagdon. It was a beautifully sunny Winter's day, and I was glad I took a camera with me to capture a little bit of the beauty. There has been a lot on my mind this week, and it was very refreshing to have my mind taken up with the very simple thoughts as I drove through Blagdon, that went a little like this:
'wow, look at that blue! and green, and blue and green everywhere! This is wonderful. I love colour. Wow, look at how flat those hedgerows are, such brilliant lines. Look at the angles & shadows on the road! The moon! I love it when you can see the moon and it's fully daylight!'
Very simple joy from very simple things Very child like? Maybe, but thankfully I don't think God will mind me being so excited about beauty of His creation.
The roads were so quiet - I don't think I saw any other cars for at least 40 minutes. Just me and the tiny narrow roads. Actually, come to think of it, I did see another car. I encountered it on a country lane that was totally impossible to have 2 cars drive along simultaneously. I had to do some extreme reversing to back up about 300m to the nearest passing place so the other driver could come through.
While everyone else played game after game of Monopoly Deal, I read page after page of Catching Fire from The Hunger Games trilogy.
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